Exactly 500 years ago, in September 1523, Ignatius of Loyola made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. It was shortly after his conversion. It was his intention to spend his life in the very places where Jesus himself had lived. Things did not turn out as he had imagined...
Ignatius in the Holy Land
Ignatius in the Holy Land
It is now 500 years since Ignatius’ pilgrimage to the holy places (1523-2023)Exactly 500 years ago, in September 1523, Ignatius of Loyola made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. It was shortly after his conversion. It was his intention to spend his life in the very places where Jesus himself had lived. Things did not turn out as he had imagined...
Discover this little-known episode in the life of Saint Ignatius of Loyola through this photo-essay by Josef Mario Briffa, a Maltese Jesuit and member of the team at the Biblical Institute of Jerusalem.
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© Josef Mario Briffa SJ | Distribution: Curia Generalizia della Compagnia di Gesù